She Is Not a Witch Chapter 46: Shadow of the Empire
Time passed quickly, and the banquet gradually came to an end after the relaxation.
During the period, Howard left his seat and went back to rest, and then some other nobles also stepped forward to talk to this beautiful girl, each introducing themselves.
Finble, who won with a firecracker, was pushed out again after the Gihasen stand.
"Sorry, beautiful Miss Lacey, for frightening you."
Finbull took off the armor he had used for the duel before, and put on a white shirt and vest. He bowed and apologized gracefully in front of the girl, and then slowly stood up.
In this regard, Lorraine Hill said that he should not care, and then asked.
"Is this the firecracker that has become popular in recent years?" She blinked her pupils, as if she was curiously looking for a place to hide the firearm on Fember.
Looking at this beautiful girl with a sweet smile, Fenbull blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed and embarrassed, and in the end it was his brother beside him who helped out.
"That's right, Miss Lacey, this is the advanced version of the musket, the magic crystal gun. It was first invented by mages, but now it is very popular in the noble circles. Fenbull's family has raised many high-level alchemists Warlocks make these things."
"I heard that Clancia also used a lot of muskets in previous wars." The girl in the white dress turned her head slightly, showing a curious look.
"Yes, those countries in the west use more, because they have few people and can't afford archers."
"However, Miss Lacey doesn't need to pay too much attention to this musket. Although it is convenient to use, its power is just that. Unless it is a special magic crystal gun, it can pose a threat to the extraordinary."
Seeing that the girl was interested in this, several noble youths seemed to be greatly encouraged and began to introduce it endlessly. From their descriptions, it can be seen that the upper echelons of the empire have studied muskets and magic crystal guns, and know a lot about them.
"So, later, His Majesty the Emperor pardoned the mages who came in exile, and asked them to make this kind of alchemy creation for the empire."
"Those gadgets made by mages are really interesting." Some noble youths commented.
Amidst the chatter, Lorraine Hill nodded slightly, gradually knowing the views of the upper echelons of the empire on those alchemy creations. Interested, curious, but not taken seriously.
Yes, the empire is indeed imitating muskets and building its own alchemy workshop, but its strength and quantity have not met the girl's expectations. In other words, the empire's so-called "emphasis" still underestimated the huge changes brought about by technology.
Natural science and social science actually influence each other, and new breakthroughs in natural science will inevitably drive changes in social systems and structures. See the past history of the earth, that is, the overthrow of the feudal society by the industrial revolution.
It's a pity that the current imperial people don't know what they will face in the future, and still think that this is just a trough wave that can be tolerated and foreseen in the thousand-year history of the empire. In a few decades or hundreds of years, when the firearms and magic crystal guns in the empire are popularized, it will be the same as before, and the two sides will return to the same level.
However, in the materials that Lorraine Hill left to Crancia back then, muskets actually only accounted for a small part, and they were just a tiny prototype of industrialization. The iron and steel smelting, metal turning, machinery manufacturing, gunpowder chemistry, etc. behind it, after these truly form a complete industrial chain, will be like a roaring train, dragging the entire society into a new era.
With chemical fertilizers and breeding improvements, many lands do not need to be rotated multiple times, and the grain output can be doubled directly. After the steel and mechanical technology matures, railways and trains will connect all cities and regions one by one, and various resources will be obtained. The rapid exchange of trade, since then, countless people will be freed from inefficient and complicated agriculture and put into more efficient industrial production.
Following this thread, industrialized products will exchange huge wealth from other backward parts of the world, and this wealth will in turn accelerate the accumulation of industrial countries and continuously promote the advantages of science and industry.
At that time, the empire, a country that relies mainly on farmers for agricultural production, will be abandoned by the entire era just like the feudal dynasties in history.
Even if no other country comes to invade, it will be overthrown by the envious people in the country, because everyone sees a better way and wants to live a better life. are difficult to suppress. In the end, the difference is no more than a respectable abdication or an undignified abdication.
Thoughts danced in their minds. Seeing this young girl listening so seriously, a sense of excitement and joy of being recognized and valued rose in their hearts, and they said more things.
In the end, Lorraine Hill could even calculate from the disclosed information, the approximate annual output of the empire's muskets and the stage of the craftsmanship.
In this way, until the banquet was completely over, everyone gradually dispersed with some reluctance.
Not long after, Lorraine Hill also bid farewell to the butler beside him, and wished Earl Howard good health.
More than ten minutes later ~IndoMTL.com~ Watching the carriage carrying Miss Lacey leave the courtyard, Howard slowly put down the cup in his hand on the window sill.
"Have you found out about Miss Lacey's background?" He looked at the person behind him.
"Return to the master, I only got some superficial information so far, and it may take some time for more detailed and real information."
"Well, I'm not too demanding of you, but at least tell me the final result before next Saturday."
"Let me give you a few suggestions. This Miss Lacey's background is by no means an ordinary chamber of commerce. Find out which company is behind the certificate of their chamber of commerce. Go to the south and have a look. She is obviously more interested in the south of the empire. Familiar with the north."
"Secretly inquire about the servants around her. They are by her side, so they naturally know the abnormality of this eldest lady."
"Yes, this subordinate has remembered." After that, the black figure disappeared into the study.
Although there are many decadent and depraved people among the nobles of the empire, the handful standing at the top of the pyramid are still rare elites. They may not show their talents and achievements, but they have been secretly controlling this A critical resource within a country with far-reaching consequences.
"It's really interesting. I didn't expect to see such a special girl appearing in this stormy day." Howard slowly tasted the wine in his hand, looking at the sunset sky in the distance.
"Which family made this exquisite vase, Landsworth? Forest Elf? Or a descendant of the previous emperor?"
"What is the purpose? To stir up disputes, let the old and new factions fight, or muddy the water to cover up other things?"
In this way, Howard stood in front of the window of the building, thinking carefully, with a playful smile on his face from time to time, until the sun completely set, the earl standing in the dark was like a bat watching the night, quietly. stand still.